Old Becomes New: Housing Transformation

Dorian Lucas

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How
can houses be upgraded to meet today's demands - from living comfort via energy
efficiency to digital requirements? How can the fusion of historic and new
elements be utilized as a design element?

The continued use of existing residential buildings, be it a Renaissance
townhouse, a Ming Dynasty atriumhouse, a 19th-century farmhouse, or a post-war
bungalow, not only scores with the charm of former years, but actually also with
an advantagous ecological balance.

Based on carefully selected works, this book
presents the whole scope of possibilities for extensions and conversions - from
annexes, via new designs for existing spaces, to additional sections, or conceptually
merged rooms. All are evidence that preservation is a creative challenge that
has many different solutions.

Book Details

Publisher: Braun
Publish Date: Jul 26th, 2022
Pages: 256
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.80in - 11.20in - 1.10in - 3.35lb
EAN: 9783037682753
Categories: • Adaptive Reuse & Renovation• Buildings - Residential• Reference

About the Author

Lucas, Dorian: - Dorian Lucas was born in 1974 in the Lake Constance region and later studied photography and design in Berlin and France. After graduating, he worked as a product designer for numerous international companies in France, Germany and Switzerland. Alongside his work in this field he is also active as a freelance journalist and researcher. Through several research projects he has acquired extensive expertise in the field of sustainability. He has recently devoted himself increasingly to the topics of architectural preservation.